Global Express - February 17th, 2012

Hi; as you are well aware  there has not been a World Wide Web Circle of Friends newsletter published for a very long time and I  have been struggling with trying to find a format that will work well for us so I hope one published here on the Google Blogger is the answer.  My wish is for everyone to participate.  Let us know how things are going and please post any comments or suggestions for how to improve our communication.

Welcome to our February 17th newsletter.   I know that it is early but I am planning a trip to Victoria tomorrow to see my mum and brother and I probably have to work on Friday so I thought I had best get published now.   I hope you enjoy it.   Everyone has a story to tell so tell us your story;   we take the time to listen.  Post it as a comment to this newsletter if you wish or email me, Sharon and I will publish it in next Friday's issue.  To make things easy for you please note that the WWWCOF also has a Facebook page where you can leave messages.

Within the membership of the WWW Circle of Friends we believe that each person learns lessons, makes choices, and develops a unique perspective, which only they can claim and share. Even two people who have had very similar lives will have slightly different experiences, leading them to a different point of view, so each person remains a treasure trove waiting to be explored. We take the time to ask questions and listen and we find that every person has a fascinating story to tell and an utterly unique perspective from which to tell it. 

 Our mandate is to achieve a community where there would be an unconditional and unbiased display of hands held in friendship, fellowship and altruism across all borders of the world .... an online unification of peoples of all ages from all nations and all backgrounds.

We always strive to do our best, because when we do we create a life free of regret, knowing we have performed to the best of our ability. This allows us to feel great personal satisfaction in all of our efforts, regardless of how others perceive the outcome. 

I "borrowed this lovely picture saying from our friend Norma in Alberta, Canada -- good words to live by would you not agree?

This blog is published by the members of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends for the members of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends about the members of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends. We are everyday people doing extraordinary things on an International Scale on the web! Each of us are unique and there is no one else like us in the entire universe. We have different life experiences, different cultures, different ideas and some of us even speak different languages but "we are family" and we care and love to share! We acknowledge and embrace those special qualities that make each of us the person that we are!

As this newletter blog continues I will re-introduce you to the many websites that the COF has starting off with World Wide Web Circle of Friends ProBoard Forums  where you will find several topics in many categories including cooking and gardening, etc.  We hope you visit here and have fun.

There is some very exciting news coming out of the jungles of Argentina next week as one of our Argentine members, Maria Elena is getting married this weekend so we must be sure to check out the news from Daphne in next week's edition of Global Express. Congratulations Maria Elena.  As many of you know I had the opportunity and was honoured to have visited Daphne and her family and friends in Argentina a few years ago and one of the many wonderful people I had privilege to meet was Maria Elena and her family.

My youngest daughter, Kendra, and myself attended a cooking "class" Wednesday night and thoroughly enjoyed our class with Chef Peter Bowen The 5 Minute Gourmet and we hopefully will be going to other classes of his.   We got to sample steak with a delightful mushroom sauce,  prawns, veggie stir fry and spinach  and a lovely dessert made with angel food cake with his own special custard and candied orange peel.

Speaking of recipes I came across one that Jan from the Land Down Under sent in that I would love to share with you in this issue.

Baked Lemon Pudding
Yield: 4 Servings

• 1 Tbl butter
• 3/4 Cup sugar
• 2 Tbl plain flour
• juice 2 lemons
• a little rind of lemon (grated)
• 2 eggs
• 1 Cup milk

Cream butter and sugar, add flour, juice of lemons, add yolks of eggs, milk lastly egg whites stiffly beaten. The ingredients must be put together in this order. Pour into buttered pie dish, stand in dish of water and bake one hour to make a cake mixture on top and lemon sauce underneath.
 
I would love to publish one of your favourite recipes in upcoming issues of Global Express so email them to me, Sharon today; or if you prefer post them as a comment to this newsletter. 

I hope that this blog is a successful tool for keeping in touch with each other; time will tell however I encourage you please to be as active a participant as you can on here, on Facebook, on the Proboards or by email.   It's all up to you!

Until next week, remember, 

 "Life is a do-it-yourself project."
Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

Do be sure to take some time to play our Fun Trivia and meet up with some of our members there! 


All my love, Sharon